familja

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin familia (“family, household”), from famulus (“servant, slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈmɪlja/

Noun

familja f (genitive singular familju, plural familjur)

1. family
2. clan, lineage

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	familja	familjan	familjur	familjurnar
accusative	familju	familjuna	familjur	familjurnar
dative	familju	familjuni	familjum	familjunum
genitive	familju	familjunnar	familja	familjanna

Synonyms

• húski
• ætt, slekt

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian famiglia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈmɪl.ja/

• Audio (Gozo):

  (file)

Noun

familja f (construct state familt, plural familji)

1. family

   tal-familja ― relatives

   raġel tal-familja ― a family man

   ġie bis-Sagra Familja (pejorative) ― to come with all the family

2. lineage, family, kind
3. (linguistics) family

Inflection

Inflection of familja

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	familti		familtna
	2nd person	familtek		familtkom
	3rd person	familtu	familtha	familthom

Related terms

• familista
• familjari
• familjarità
• familjarizzazzjoni
• familjarment
• ffamiljarizza